Bible Question: WERE speaking in unknown tongues for believers or unbelievers? |
Bible Answer: 1Co 14:22 says tongues are a sign to unbelievers, but to understand what that means, one must also look at verses before and after. Tongues spoken to the congregation must be interpreted for the benefit and protection of the uninformed and the unbelievers (1Co 14:23). Uninterprettd, the sign to the uninformed or the unbelievers (1Co 14:23) would NOT be a sign of edification, as would occur with interpretation (1Co 14:5). The manifestation of the Holy Spirit would become a sign of judgement to them because they would scoff and the Holy Spirit would be mocked (Acts2:13). The Isaiah quote in 1Co 14:21 bears this out. |